Knitted Headbands

Hiya from Brighton, England!

I made matching-but-not-matching Christmas presents for my three best friends on tour this year, and all three girls happen to be British so it's very fitting that I'm posting about this from a posh seaside flat in Brighton.

Headbands are in this year, at least in my circle, so that's what I decided to make for my friends.  I used the same sparkly white yarn for all three, but I put different accents on each one so they all have their own personalities.

These are the supplies I used:

• US size 7 circular needles for the headbands

• US size 7 flat needles for the accents

• Sparkly white yarn

• Tapestry needle

• Scissors (My scissors are pictured inside my super-fun knit kit, which I highly recommend.)

Here is how you make the basic headband:  

• Cast on 76 stitches with the circular needles

• (Knit 1, Purl 1) rib for 4 rows

• Knit 10 rows 

• (Knit 1, Purl 1) rib for 4 rows

• Cast off

And now it's time to personalize them!

For my friend Lauren, I made a sleek band like this:

Band Instructions:

• Cast on 10 stitches


• (Knit 1, Purl 1) rib for about 3 inches


• Cast off


• Wrap the band around the headband and sew it together

For my friend Vicki, I knitted a bow:

Bow Instructions:

• See this post from Lion Brand, and follow the directions for the large bow.

For my friend Cheryl, I made a flower like this:

Flower Instructions:

• See this post about knitting flowers.

And here are all three of them, wearing their new presents on Christmas day!



Cheers!
xoxo
Laura